What is going on in the oil market?
Oil prices have fallen from nearly $150 a barrel in July to about $60 a barrel in October. What is going on?

What is it like being an oil trader?
With oil hitting record prices, oil traders tell the BBC what their job is like.

Opec: The oil cartel in profile
BBC News takes a closer look at the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries.

Why high oil prices are here to stay
BBC Economics Editor, Stephanie Flanders, gives her take on why oil prices are soaring

Oil falls amid economic concerns
Oil prices decline further amid concerns that a slowdown in the global economy will dent demand.

Oil price up despite Saudi pledge
Oil prices rise after emergency talks in Jeddah over the weekend end with no real resolution.

World reaction to Jeddah summit
Reaction to proposals by leading oil producers and consumers meeting in Saudi Arabia to bring prices down.

Nigerian militants call ceasefire
The militant group behind major attacks on Nigeria's oil network announces a unilateral ceasefire, beginning on Tuesday.

Who wants oil prices to fall?
There's been an international shouting match about why the oil price is so high, but who benefits from the soaring price?

Oil price soars as US woes mount
The price of crude oil climbs a record $10 in one day's trading, as the US is hit by tumbling shares and high jobless figures.

Who knows why oil is so high?
Do we really understand what factors are driving oil prices towards the record prices?

Salmond reiterates oil fund call
First Minister Alex Salmond reiterates calls for Scotland to benefit from Treasury revenue raised from oil price rises.

Commodities 'dominate' FTSE 100
The London stock market is vulnerable to a decline in oil and commodity prices, BBC research suggests.

India forced to raise fuel prices
India raises prices of petroleum products amid fears of inflation ahead of elections next year.

Oil soars to new record over $135
Oil prices surge through $135 a barrel as weekly US oil stocks figures show an unexpected fall.

Nigeria demands $2bn oil arrears
Nigeria's President Umaru Yar'Adua demands two major oil companies pay the government $2bn.

Indonesia to withdraw from Opec
Indonesia says it will quit the oil producers' body Opec as it is no longer a net exporter of the commodity.

Clickable timeline: why oil prices rose
The price of oil hit $100 a barrel in January 2008 - less than six months later it reached a new record high of $135. Chart the rise - and fall - of oil prices since 1970.

Global oil industry in figures
Snapshot of the global oil industry: who produces the most, consumes the most and what does it mean for petrol prices.

Q&A: Volatile oil prices
Why did oil prices rise to $147 and then fall back below $100? Is it the fundamentals or are speculators to blame?

High prices hit world economies
BBC reporters examine how the soaring cost of oil is affecting economies around the world.

Oil hits $100 barrel
The price of oil has reached $100 per barrel. Chart the rise - and fall - in prices from 1970-2007.

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Oil markets explained
Big movements in the oil price have significant ramifications around the world. BBC News Online takes a closer look at how oil markets actually work.